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The 1910s daytime dresses were likely to be one-piece, although skirts, blouses, and tailor-mades became a vital element for daytime as well. The S-shaped curve was being replaced by a straighter line. The size of the full, pouched bodice decreased, and the location of the waistline moved upward. Skirts narrowed and grew shorter. The high-boned collar went out of fashion.

Wedding Dress This wedding dress was worn by Minnie Beatrice Long for her marriage to a railway worker in September 1910. The wedding took place at St Andrews Church, Leytonstone. The full length dress of lilac plain weave cotton was made for Minnie by a local dressmaker. It is made in the fashion of 1910, a long ‘princess’ line dress with an elegant flared skirt and elaborate details created by rows of pintucks. Machine-made lace is used for decoration.

In 1909, as the Edwardian era came to a close – a strange mode appeared in the form of the hobble skirt – a tubular affair, credited by some to Paul Poiret, [ though no one seems to have wanted to claim credit at the time! ] . Fanny Brice.

Fanny Brice in a hobble skirt, oh i want one! Fanny Brice (occasionally spelled Fannie Brice) was the stage name of Fania Borach, born in New York City, the third child of relatively well-off saloon owners of Hungarian Jewish descent. In 1908, Brice dropped out of school to work in a burlesque revue, and two years later she began her association with Florenz Ziegfeld, headlining his Ziegfeld Follies from 1910 to 1911. She was hired again in 1921 and performed in them into the 1930s. I

This is called a hobble skirt. The dress is straight and narrow and gathers tightly on the leg around the knee area. There were slits at the bottom that allow for safe walking. The main idea behind this was to resemble a Japanese Geisha.

hobble skirt 1910-1913 I don't care if Louisa May Alcott thought they were ugly; I think it's beautiful, though I admit it's not really the smartest fashion idea ever...